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For Nancy, teatime was no mere _________ : she was so persnickety
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For Nancy, teatime was no mere _________ : she was so persnickety that each step of the process-heating, steeping, and stirring-was executed with the solemnity and exactitude of a surgeon.
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| A. respite |
| B. duress |
| C. vocation | D. ceremony | E. gambit |
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Answer: (A)
Nancy is very fussy ("...persnickety...") about teatime. For her it is no mere, or is simply not, an activity that requires little care. That is, for her, teatime is no mere respite, or break.
(B) refers to coercion.
(C) means one's job, or area of employment. If anything, Nancy's attention to teatime was similar to the same attentiveness one would reserve for a vocation.
(D) is incorrect because ceremonies are often marked by "solemnity and exactitude".
(E) means a strategic move, and does not match the context.
Nancy is very fussy ("...persnickety...") about teatime. For her it is no mere, or is simply not, an activity that requires little care. That is, for her, teatime is no mere respite, or break.
(B) refers to coercion.
(C) means one's job, or area of employment. If anything, Nancy's attention to teatime was similar to the same attentiveness one would reserve for a vocation.
(D) is incorrect because ceremonies are often marked by "solemnity and exactitude".
(E) means a strategic move, and does not match the context.
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